List of products by brand KATO

The Viewliner sleeper came into service around the same time as the Amfleet II, providing sleeping accommodations for Amtrak’s trains on such routes as the Lake Shore, Cardinal, Silver Star, and others. Together, the Amfleet II and Viewliner car series provide necessary overnight train service from Chicago, to New York, and even down to Florida and New Orleans.

The Viewliner sleeper came into service around the same time as the Amfleet II, providing sleeping accommodations for Amtrak’s trains on such routes as the Lake Shore, Cardinal, Silver Star, and others. Together, the Amfleet II and Viewliner car series provide necessary overnight train service from Chicago, to New York, and even down to Florida and New Orleans.

During its beginnings, Amtrak inherited its passenger cars from other railroads. Old, steam heated and in dire need of upgrades, Amtrak set out to replace these cars in 1973 with the purchase of the first Amfleet cars from Budd. This initial batch of 492 cars were the Amfleet I - with a door and vestibule on either end (unlike their single-doored successor), these cars fell into a few different varieties but essentially broke down into coach and dinette variants. Despite the introduction of their newer cousins, Amfleet I's are still in use by Amtrak, primarily for shorter distance routes.

Walthers Part # 381-206521
N scale, Retail: $220.00

 
The Kato North American Style Automatic Crossing Gate brings a common signal to your Unitrack layout. Its supplied track is a standard length of 4-7/8" 124mm and the set includes two sloped street ramp pieces with painted double yellow lines, two 2-7/16" 62mm sensor tracks with sensor cables, a complete crossing gate assembly with lights, gates, speakers and track. A sticker sheet, 5V 1.2A power supply plug, power supply cable and English language instruction manual are also supplied in the crossing gate set. The North American-Style Automatic Crossing Gate can be expanded to handle crossings up to four tracks wide with the addition of the Double Track Attachment Set for Automatic Crossing Gate 381-20653 (sold separately).

EMD E8A Pennsylvania Railroad | Kato

Article No. 176-5313, 176-5314 Diesel Locomotive - N scale
MSRP $110.00 USD

Prototype: This Kato EMD E8A (E9A) diesel is based on classy passenger locomotives used from the 1950s into the 1970s. Features of this E-unit includes a detailed, injection-molded body, five-pole motor with dual flywheels, all-wheel electrical pickup, heavy die cast metal chassis, a lighting control board that can be swapped for a DCC decoder when you're ready (available separately), fine decoration, directional LED headlights and Kato magnetic knuckle couplers. EMD E8A (E9A) operated on railroads from coast to coast, so this N Scale model will look right at home on your 1950s-and-later layout.

EMD SD70ACe BNSF | Kato

Article No. 176-8524, 176-8525 Diesel Locomotive - N scale
MSRP $135.00 USD

Prototype: This Kato EMD SD70ACe with Nose Headlight diesel is based on the high-horsepower road diesel locomotives used in freight service from coast to coast. Features include a nose-mounted headlight, five-pole motor with dual flywheels, all-wheel electrical pickup, heavy die cast metal chassis, a lighting control board that can be swapped for a DCC decoder when you're ready (available separately), fine decoration, directional LED headlights and Kato magnetic knuckle couplers. EMD SD70ACe diesels operate from coast to coast, so this N Scale model will look right at home on your modern-era layout.

Series E4 Shinkansen “ Max”, which was developed as a full double decker bullet train in 1994, is unique with its long nose design sticking out the top part. The driver’s cabin is made in a canopy form like an air plane pursuing the optimal aerodynamics.

JR E5 Series Shinkansen Hayabusa Falcon with 4-car add-on set
Walthers Part # 381-10857, 381-10859
N scale, Retail: $158.00 USD, $115.00 USD

Every hobby begins with a single step; start off on the right foot with a Kato UNITRACK Starter Set! Each starter set comes with a complete oval of track, a Kato Power Pack, a locomotive, three cars, a re-railer, and an instruction book on how to assemble and care for your new Starter Set. From then on, the sky's the limit thanks to UNITRACK's modular snap-track design. Build a complex basement layout, or keep it simple so that you can take it out in evenings; anything is possible with UNITRACK!

Canadian National ES44 locomotive, 6 Cars, Unitrack M1 Basic 4-1/2 x 2' Oval, Power Pack
Walthers Part # 381-1060020
N scale, Retail: $285.00

Canadian Pacific Loco, 6 Cars, Unitrack M1 Basic 4-1/2 x 2' Oval, Power Pack
Walthers Part # 381-1060022
N scale, Retail: $285.00

F7 A-B Canadian National 9080, 9057 (1960s black, white, red, CN Noodle Logo)
Walthers Part # 381-1060425
N scale, Retail: $175.00
 
This Kato N Scale EMD F7 A-B Set is based on one of the most widely used EMD Cab units ever built. Over 2200 F7A units and 1400 cabless F7B units hauled freight and passenger runs beginning in 1949 into the 1970s and early 1980s. The 1,500-horsepower untis were versatile and could be found handling road freights and branchline locals, as well as passenger trains.

From 1947-1961, the Milwaukee Road Olympian Hiawatha ran passenger excursions between Chicago and the Pacific Northwest, operated by the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul and Pacific Railroad.

The Olympian Hiawatha took scheduled excursions through scenic Idaho, Montana’s Bitterroot Mountains, and Washington’s Cascade range. On June 29, 1947, the Milwaukee Road inaugurated its streamlined flagship on a 43-hour, 30-minute schedule. This was advertised as being a “speedliner.” The railroad contracted industrial designer Brooks Stevens to design the train consist, which included some unique and signature cars of the Milwaukee Road.

From 1947-1961, the Milwaukee Road Olympian Hiawatha ran passenger excursions between Chicago and the Pacific Northwest, operated by the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul and Pacific Railroad.

The Olympian Hiawatha took scheduled excursions through scenic Idaho, Montana’s Bitterroot Mountains, and Washington’s Cascade range. On June 29, 1947, the Milwaukee Road inaugurated its streamlined flagship on a 43-hour, 30-minute schedule. This was advertised as being a “speedliner.” The railroad contracted industrial designer Brooks Stevens to design the train consist, which included some unique and signature cars of the Milwaukee Road.

In 1971 Amtrak, “America’s Railroad”, was born, and with it was born the responsibility of maintaining America’s passenger services. Taking up among others the Santa Fe’s luxury “Super Chief” and coach class “El Capitan” trains, Amtrak quickly set about attempting to create its own image for these classic stainless trains, adorning them with bold red, white and blue stripes and the Chevron logo (known today as Phase I colors) which would be synonymous with Amtrak service for nearly three decades.

In the 1940’s, the Southern Pacific “Morning Daylight” was possibly the world’s most beautiful train, its orange and red striping being reserved for the SP’s premier train lines. This “Morning Daylight” consist ran between Los Angeles and San Francisco along the beautiful California coast, past cities such as Ventura, Santa Barbara, Salinas and San Jose. Heading up the “Morning Daylight” was the specially built steam locomotive, the GS-4, one of the most well known steam engines ever built.

The Olympian Hiawatha ran through scenic Idaho, Montana's Bitterroot Mountains and Washington's Cascade range. This was advertised as being a speedliner. The railroad contracted industrial designer Brooks Stevens to design the train consist, which included some unique and signature cars of the Milwaukee Road. In 1952, the first full-length "Super Dome" cars were added, which included 68 dome seats and 28 lounge seats. The dome area featured seats positioned lengthwise, facing the 625 square foot double-pane windows - ideal for sightseeing yet insulated for harsh weather. The Olympian Hiawatha was a favorite of many travelers during the post-war travel boom and continued to operate into 1961.

The Kato Santa Fe Super Chief 8-Car Passenger Set brings a legendary streamliner to your N Scale layout. As the flagship of the streamliner fleet, Santa Fe's Super Chief offered fast travel between Los Angeles and Chicago in a luxury all-sleeper train. Often called the "Train of the Stars" many publicity photos showed celebrities climbing aboard at Los Angeles. The Super Chief train was typically hauled behind gleaming silver-and-red Warbonnet EMD F7 diesel locomotives. In later years the train was combined with the Hi-Level El Capitan coach train.

The Kato Santa Fe El Capitan 10-Car Passenger Set brings a legendary streamliner to your N Scale layout. Second only to the Super Chief in importance, Santa Fe's El Capitan offered equally fast travel at more affordable coach fares. Refitted in 1956 with new Hi-Level cars to provide maximum seating, the unique train was later combined with the Super Chief beginning in 1958 during off-peak travel seasons. This 10-car train was typically hauled behind EMD F7s or Alco PA diesels.

Canadian National (1960s; black, white, red; CN Noodle Logo)
Walthers Part # 381-106102
N scale, Retail: $250.00

The Kato CN Transcontinental 7-Car Passenger Set brings a great-looking passenger car set to your N Scale railroad. This train was typically hauled behind EMD F7 diesel locomotives wearing CN Sargent Stripes. In the waning years of U.S. railroad-operated passenger trains, forward-thinking Canadian National saw opportunities to purchase the best and most popular streamlined cars as U.S. lines put them up for sale.

Since 1982, the BethGon Coalporter has been hauling "black diamonds" across the United States. The largest selling Coal Gondola in the world, the car's double tub design increases hauling capacity while reducing maintenance requirements. Tubs below the car lower the center of gravity, providing a smoother ride.

Since 1982, the BethGon Coalporter has been hauling "black diamonds" across the United States. The largest selling Coal Gondola in the world, the car's double tub design increases hauling capacity while reducing maintenance requirements. Tubs below the car lower the center of gravity, providing a smoother ride.

Burlington Northern Santa Fe #253791 (Boxcar Red, Circle Cross Logo) w/BNSF | KATO

Article No. 160-6164 Freight Cars - N scale
MSRP $110.00 USD

The Kato ready-to-run Gunderson MAXI-IV 3-Unit Well Car with 53' Containers is based on cars that are a mainstay of the US domestic double-stack car fleet. These three-unit well cars provide optimum balance between tare weight and capacity, and can handle containers from 20 to 53' in the well and 40 to 57' long on top. The cars feature detailed bodies, authentic decoration, appropriate trucks with metal wheels and Kato magnetic knuckle couplers. Each MAXI-IV 3-Unit Well Car platform includes a pair of 53' containers (six per 3-unit set) with internal magnets for stability while the cars running on your layout

Join Kato in celebrating Amtrak’s 40th Anniversary with an N scale model of one of Amtrak’s own tribute locomotives – the GE P42 “Genesis”#66, painted in a special Phase II Heritage scheme as part of Amtrak’s own birthday celebration. The sharply painted Phase II Stripes down the side of the locomotive are adorned with the dates of Amtrak’s “birth” (1971) and this year, while the locomotives use the Amtrak logo that would have been in use during the Phase II era.

During its beginnings, Amtrak inherited its passenger cars from other railroads. Old, steam heated and in dire need of upgrades, Amtrak set out to replace these cars in 1973 with the purchase of the first Amfleet cars from Budd. This initial batch of 492 cars were the Amfleet I - with a door and vestibule on either end (unlike their single-doored successor), these cars fell into a few different varieties but essentially broke down into coach and dinette variants. Despite the introduction of their newer cousins, Amfleet I's are still in use by Amtrak, primarily for shorter distance routes.

FEF-3 Union Pacific Steam Locomotive | Kato

Article No. 126-0402 Steam Locomotive - N scale
MSRP $275.00 USD

Prototype: The Union Pacific FEF (Four Eight Four), along with the GS-4 is easily one of the most recognizable US steam prototypes still in operation today. The FEF-3 series of steam locomotives was delivered in 1944 and were the last, and some of the largest, steam locomotives delivered for use by the Union Pacific. Operated solely by the Union Pacific, the FEF's (sometimes referred to as "Northerns", due to the NP's being the first to build steam locomotives with the 4-8-4 wheel arrangement) were intended primarily to be passenger locomotives but the UP's large fleet of available diesels meant that the FEF's were put to work in secondary passenger and fast freight service.

Siemens ACS-64 Amtrak | Kato

Article No. 137-3003 Electric Locomotive - N scale
MSRP $150.00 USD

Prototype: The ACS-64 is a brand new electric locomotive from Kato, and is Amtrak's newest addition to its locomotive fleet for use in the electrified lines in the northeast. The N Scale ACS-64 features movable pantographs which lock into elevated and down positions, directional headlights, a brand new mechanism wrapped around Kato's legendary flywheel motor, and is geared so that it will match the speed of the GE P42 if modelers wish to run them together.

ALCO PA-1 | Kato

Article No. 176-053L Diesel Locomotive - N scale
MSRP $120.00 USD

Prototype: ALCO's beautiful PA-1 is one of America's most famous locomotives. It was ALCO's entry into the passenger train diesel craze, competing directly with the E-Units from EMD. A uniquely beautiful entry in to the AT&SF's fleet of PAs was #53L - decked out in stunning gold paint over the naturally shining stainless body, this engine was painted as part of a 1960 GE Promotional train event!

The F-Unit is probably the most recognized diesel locomotive in North American history. It was found on railroads from East to West and North to South. Eastern railroads favored a "Single Headlight" version of the F3, while Western railroads favored a "Dual Headlight" version.

F3 locomotives were used in both freight and passenger service. For passenger service, it was necessary for the locomotives to have a Steam Generator to provide heat and electricity in the passenger cars. In later years, many F3 locomotives originally intended for passenger services were downgraded to freight duty.

The F7 was the fourth model in GM-EMD's successful line of F unit locomotives, and by far the best-selling cab unit of all time. In fact, more F7's were built than all other F units combined. It succeeded the F3 model in GM-EMD's F unit sequence and was replaced in turn by the F9.

Canadian National #9098 (1960s; black, white, red; CN Noodle Logo)
Walthers Part # 381-1762135
N scale, Retail: $90.00

 
DCC friendly mechanism, 5-pole motor, all-wheel electrical pickup, blackened wheels and Kato magnetic knuckle couplers.

The F7 was the fourth model in GM-EMD's successful line of F unit locomotives, and by far the best-selling cab unit of all time. In fact, more F7's were built than all other F units combined. It succeeded the F3 model in GM-EMD's F unit sequence and was replaced in turn by the F9.

From 1947-1961, the Milwaukee Road Olympian Hiawatha ran passenger excursions between Chicago and the Pacific Northwest, operated by the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul and Pacific Railroad.

The Olympian Hiawatha took scheduled excursions through scenic Idaho, Montana’s Bitterroot Mountains, and Washington’s Cascade range. On June 29, 1947, the Milwaukee Road inaugurated its streamlined flagship on a 43-hour, 30-minute schedule. This was advertised as being a “speedliner.” The railroad contracted industrial designer Brooks Stevens to design the train consist, which included some unique and signature cars of the Milwaukee Road.

The El Capitan was revolutionary in that it offered excellent service and a train schedule that matched the speed of first class sleeper trains such as the "Super Chief" while remaining affordable to the every-day passenger. In fact, in January 1958 the "El Capitan" and "Super Chief" trains were consolidated to run together, though in peak traffic times such as Christmas or the summer months the two would still keep separate train schedules to accommodate the increased ridership.

The El Capitan was revolutionary in that it offered excellent service and a train schedule that matched the speed of first class sleeper trains such as the "Super Chief" while remaining affordable to the every-day passenger. In fact, in January 1958 the "El Capitan" and "Super Chief" trains were consolidated to run together, though in peak traffic times such as Christmas or the summer months the two would still keep separate train schedules to accommodate the increased ridership.

The El Capitan was revolutionary in that it offered excellent service and a train schedule that matched the speed of first class sleeper trains such as the "Super Chief" while remaining affordable to the every-day passenger. In fact, in January 1958 the "El Capitan" and "Super Chief" trains were consolidated to run together, though in peak traffic times such as Christmas or the summer months the two would still keep separate train schedules to accommodate the increased ridership.

The E8 and E9 diesel locomotives share the similar "bulldog nose" carbody style as the shorter, more popular F7 and were powered by two separate 12-cylinder prime movers (i.e., diesel engines) capable of producing 2250/2400 hp. E8 and E9 locomotives also rode on A-1-A trucks (powered axle-idler axle-powered axle), resulting in an exceptionally smooth ride favored by crews. The E8 and E9 were produced in both A-units and cabless B-units; the A-units were usually built to railroad specification of either single or dual headlight and freight or passenger pilot. Like the F3 and F7 of the same time period, the E8 and E9 were utilized in both passenger and freight service.

The E8 and E9 diesel locomotives share the similar "bulldog nose" carbody style as the shorter, more popular F7 and were powered by two separate 12-cylinder prime movers (i.e., diesel engines) capable of producing 2250/2400 hp. E8 and E9 locomotives also rode on A-1-A trucks (powered axle-idler axle-powered axle), resulting in an exceptionally smooth ride favored by crews. The E8 and E9 were produced in both A-units and cabless B-units; the A-units were usually built to railroad specification of either single or dual headlight and freight or passenger pilot. Like the F3 and F7 of the same time period, the E8 and E9 were utilized in both passenger and freight service.

The E8 and E9 diesel locomotives share the similar "bulldog nose" carbody style as the shorter, more popular F7 and were powered by two separate 12-cylinder prime movers (i.e., diesel engines) capable of producing 2250/2400 hp. E8 and E9 locomotives also rode on A-1-A trucks (powered axle-idler axle-powered axle), resulting in an exceptionally smooth ride favored by crews. The E8 and E9 were produced in both A-units and cabless B-units; the A-units were usually built to railroad specification of either single or dual headlight and freight or passenger pilot. Like the F3 and F7 of the same time period, the E8 and E9 were utilized in both passenger and freight service.

The EMD E5 was built as a 2000 horsepower (despite the “E” in the name of the locomotive series originally referring to an “Eighteen hundred” horsepower engine specification) locomotive for passenger service specifically for the Chicago Burlington & Quincy. The major difference between the E5 and its other early E-unit brothers was its stainless steel finish and distinctive fluting, specifically chosen to match the CB&Q’s corrugated passenger trains such as the California Zephyr, Nebraska Zephyr, and Silver Streak Zephyr.